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Accelerated Passage of Time in Children When I was in elementary school a week seemed to be a very long stretch of time. Each day crept by and the activities which filled it seemed to drag by. When I first started teaching in Japan almost 40 years ago, I felt that my elementary and junior high students had similar impressions of the passage of their weeks. Obviously, their time was stuffed with more activities and TV than mine was in the days where there were so few things to occupy everyone’s free time. In my case, we didn’t get a TV until I was in 4th grade, and library books, conversation and whatever piqued my interest in the environment filled my free time. Still, even in the 1980’s I got the impression from my students’ responses to homework that they […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) August 18, 2019 St. Malachy was an Irish bishop who was famous as miracle worker, healer and prophet. He even correctly predicted the date of his own death. He fell into a trance in 1139 and had a vision in his trance state. In his vision he saw all of the popes from his time up to the destruction of the Church and the return of Christ. He named 112 popes from his time until the end. The current pope is Benedict XVI, number 111. Among recent popes, he correctly identified John Paul II and Benedict XVI. He identified the last pope as “Peter the Roman” Bishop Malachy was canonized in 1190 and his prophecy was published in 1595. Reference: Veritas Vincet: The Truth Shall Prevail 最後のローマ法王 マラキはカトリック教のアイルランド出身の司教だった。彼は奇跡を起こしたり、病気を治したり、予言したりすることで有名だった。彼は自分の死亡日まで正確に予言した。 1139年に彼はトランス状態に入ったとき幻を見た。そのビジョンには彼の時代からキリスト教の破壊とイエスキリストの再臨までのローマ法王を見た。 彼は自分の時代から最後までに112人のローマ法王をリストした。現在の法王は111番目のベネディクトXVI世となる。近年の法王では彼が正確にヨハネ・パウロ2世とベネディクトXVI世を予言した。最後の法王は『ローマ出身の聖ペトロ』と名付けた。 カトリック教はマラキ司教は1190年に聖人と認めた。彼の予言は1595年に発行された。 **************** English books by […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) If you haven’t read Part 1, which describes the general characteristics of E. coli, you might want to take a look at it before reading this installment. Information on enterotoxigenic (ETEC) can be found in the 2nd article in this series. See the 3rd article for a discussion of enteropathogenic (EPEC). The 4th article covers enterohemorrhagic (EHEC); enteroinvasive (EIEC). Transmission of E. coli as a disease is usually via the fecal-oral route. Food and water often provide transport for infections. There are five types of E. coli infections that have been identified so far: enterotoxigenic (ETEC); enteropathogenic (EPEC); enterohemorrhagic (EHEC); enteroinvasive (EIEC); and enteroaggregative (EAEC). 5. Enteroaggregative E. coli (EAEC). EAEC is another cause of traveler’s diarrhea (the most common cause is ETEC) and accounts for about 25% of all cases. EAEC adhere to the […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) If you haven’t read Part 1, which describes the general characteristics of E. coli, you might want to take a look at it before reading this installment. Information on enterotoxigenic (ETEC) can be found in the 2nd article in this series. See the 3rd article for a discussion of enteropathogenic (EPEC). Transmission of E. coli as a disease is usually via the fecal-oral route. Food and water often provide transport for infections. There are five types of E. coli infections that have been identified so far: enterotoxigenic (ETEC); enteropathogenic (EPEC); enterohemorrhagic (EHEC); enteroinvasive (EIEC); and enteroaggregative (EAEC). 3. Enterohemorrhagic E. coli (EHEC). EHEC strains are also sometimes called shiga-toxin producing E. coli (STEC). EHEC bundle-forming pili bind to cells in the large intestine (remember that in EPEC they bind to cells in the small intestine) […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) August 14, 2019 According to a lecture in the Japanese Civil Law MOOC* I’m taking, the Japanese Civil Code provides for 13 kinds of typical contracts. 13種類の契約 現在受けている東京工業大学提供の日本民法MOOCから日本には13種類の典型的契約があることが解った。 13 Types of Contracts (13種類の契約） 贈与 Gifts 売買 Sales 交換 Exchange 使用貸借 Loans for use 消費貸借 Loans for consumption 賃貸借 Lease or Rent 雇用 Employment 請負（うけおい） Work 委任 Mandates 寄託(きたく） Deposits 組合 Partnership contracts 終身定期金 Life Annuities 和解 Settlements *********** English books by Billy Hammond published by AELS (AELS出版英語書籍リスト）   I. Majoh Gakuin and Hikari Juku – Japanese Witch Schools Trilogy 1. Majoh Gakuin & Hikari Juku – Japanese Witch Schools 2. Lost Witch (The second book) 3. Fate & Magic (The final book in the trilogy) II. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire Trilogy 1. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire 2. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire – Returns 3. Brindle […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) If you haven’t read Part 1, which describes the general characteristics of E. coli, you might want to take a look at it before reading this installment. Information on enterotoxigenic (ETEC) can be found in the 2nd article in this series. Transmission of E. coli as a disease is usually via the fecal-oral route. Food and water often provide transport for infections. There are five types of E. coli infections that have been identified so far: enterotoxigenic (ETEC); enteropathogenic (EPEC); enterohemorrhagic (EHEC); enteroinvasive (EIEC); and enteroaggregative (EAEC). 2. Enteropathogenic E. coli. EPEC is a major cause of diarrhea of infants in developing countries, where they become infected perinatally. The EPEC attach to mucosal cells in the small intestine and form bundle-forming pili (BfpA). This results in attaching and effacing lesions that help to destroy the […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) One of the most famous UFO sightings in UFO history is that reported on November 17, 1986 by the flight crew of the JAL Flight 1628 cargo flight bound for Narita Airport from Paris. Wikipedia has a good summary of the incident entitled, the “https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_Air_Lines_flight_1628_incident“ 1986年のJAL1628便UFO目撃事件 有名なUFO目撃事件は1986年11月17日のJAL1628便。 Wikipediaには「日航ジャンボ機UFO遭遇事件」のまとめが記載されている。 ************** English books by Billy Hammond published by AELS (AELS出版英語書籍リスト）   I. Majoh Gakuin and Hikari Juku – Japanese Witch Schools Trilogy 1. Majoh Gakuin & Hikari Juku – Japanese Witch Schools 2. Lost Witch (The second book) 3. Fate & Magic (The final book in the trilogy) II. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire Trilogy 1. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire 2. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire – Returns 3. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire – Challenges (The final book in the trilogy) III. Fantasy fiction set in Japan 1. 21st […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) If you haven’t read Part 1, which describes the general characteristics of E. coli, you might want to take a look at it before reading this installment. Transmission of E. coli as a disease is usually via the fecal-oral route. Food and water often provide transport for infections. There are five types of E. coli infections that have been identified so far: enterotoxigenic (ETEC); enteropathogenic (EPEC); enterohemorrhagic (EHEC); enteroinvasive (EIEC); and enteroaggregative (EAEC). 1. Enterotoxigenic (ETEC). This is one of the causes of infamous “traveler’s diarrhea” accounting for about 75% of the cases. The route of transmission is either through contaminated food or water or by human to human contact. In this form of the disease, the bacteria’s pili bind the bacteria to the intestinal mucosa. Endotoxins force the prolonged hypersecretion of chloride ion and […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) E. coli belongs to the gastrointestinal gram-negative rod group of bacteria that inhabit the intestinal tract of humans. It is part of the normal intestinal flora in the colon. Different strains of E. coli have hairs or thread like projections that help them to adhere to mucosal surfaces and can be either motile or non-motile. All strains can ferment lactose, making them lactose positive. E. coli produces gas and acid when it digests carbohydrates. Energy generation is by anaerobic or aerobic respiration. E. coli lacks cytochrome c oxidase so it is oxidase negative. Strains are typed based on differences in three structural antigens, O, H and K.The O antigens are found in the polysaccharide portion (cell wall antigens) of the lipopolysaccharide (LPS) contained in all E. coli. The antigens are heat stable. The H antigens […]

By Billy Hammond (Copyright AELS) If the field of ufology, the most famous alien abduction is definitely the Betty and Barney Hill incident which took place in September 1961. Wikipedia has a pretty good summary of the abduction. ヒル夫妻誘拐事件 UFO研究の中では最も有名なエイリアン誘拐は1961年9月に起きたバーニーとベティ　ヒル夫妻誘拐事件。Wikipediaには詳細が記述されている。 ************ English books by Billy Hammond published by AELS (AELS出版英語書籍リスト）   I. Majoh Gakuin and Hikari Juku – Japanese Witch Schools Trilogy 1. Majoh Gakuin & Hikari Juku – Japanese Witch Schools 2. Lost Witch (The second book) 3. Fate & Magic (The final book in the trilogy) II. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire Trilogy 1. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire 2. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire – Returns 3. Brindle – Scryer Extraordinaire – Challenges (The final book in the trilogy) III. Fantasy fiction set in Japan 1. 21st Century Ninja 2. Regressed 3. Japanese Woman IV. Fantasy fiction set outside of […]